KR101250240B1

KR101250240B1 - System and method for sharing information of mobile terminal

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Publication number: KR101250240B1
Application number: KR20060077243A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 이영희
Original assignee: 엘지전자 주식회사
Priority date: 2006-08-16
Filing date: 2006-08-16
Publication date: 2013-04-04
Also published as: KR20080015641A

Abstract

The present invention is implemented so that two or more portable terminals can share information and co-manage in real time without a separate user operation, so that users of the same group have a sense of identity.

The information sharing portable terminal according to the present invention includes an RF module for transmitting a connection request signal to a server storing shared information, and a control unit for matching the shared information with information of the terminal when a connection is made with the server.

Information sharing, platform, virtual machine

Description

Information Sharing Mobile Terminal {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING INFORMATION OF MOBILE TERMINAL}

1A and 1B are block diagrams showing an information sharing method of a conventional portable terminal.

2 is a block diagram of an information sharing system according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart of an information sharing method according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart of an information sharing method according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a block diagram of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

*** Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawing ***

10, 20: information sharing group 30: information sharing server

100: portable terminal 105: power management module

110: control unit (or process unit) 115: display unit (screen display unit)

120: RF module 125: receiver

130: storage unit 135: SIM card

160: input unit 140: antenna

145: speaker 150: microphone

155: battery

The present invention relates to a portable terminal, and more particularly, to an information sharing portable terminal for sharing various setting information and data with specific terminals.

1A and 1B are block diagrams showing information sharing schemes of conventional mobile terminals.

Various methods exist for sharing information between mobile terminals, but the most common methods include an infrared communication method (IrDA) for connecting a terminal to an infrared ray and a universal serial bus (USB) of a personal computer (PC). It is a USB communication method that connects terminals by using.

As shown in Figs. 1A and 1B, the information sharing method according to the related art manually uses infrared communication (IrDA) or universal serial bus (USB) communication to share information of two mobile terminals A and B. Or, a computer device such as a personal computer (PC) is used as the communication medium between the mobile terminals A and B to transmit and receive information.

In the conventional information sharing method as described above, only one-to-one transmission is possible through infrared communication (IrDA) or universal serial bus (USB) communication, and communication cannot be performed without user's manipulation or intervention. In addition, in order for a user to share information stored in another user's terminal, the user had to use a PC, and information sharing was limited to general data such as phonebook data, schedule data, and multimedia data.

The main aspect of the present invention is that the inventor has recognized the problems of the prior art mentioned above, and the inventor has proposed a solution to this problem as follows.

The present invention is to solve the problems described above, the object is,

Disclosed is an information sharing portable terminal which enables at least two users to share data and setting information of the portable terminal with each other.

In order to achieve the above object, an information sharing system for portable communication according to the present invention includes a server for storing various types of shared information of subscribers, and a plurality of portable terminals connected to the server to match the shared information with their own. It is composed.

Preferably, the sharing information includes user interface (UI) setting information, phonebook data, schedule management data, and multimedia data.

In order to achieve the above object, the information sharing portable terminal according to the present invention

The RF module transmits a connection request signal to a server storing the shared information, and, when the connection is made with the server, a controller for matching the shared information with information of the terminal.

Preferably, when the shared information of the server and the terminal is matched, the controller releases the connection with the server, and switches the state of the terminal to a mode in which a call can be sent and received.

In order to achieve the above object, the information sharing method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention

Connecting to the server storing the shared information, synchronizing the information sharing to match the information of the terminal and the information of the terminal, and when the synchronization process is completed, the connection with the server is released and the call is made and received. This process consists of switching the state of the terminal to a possible mode.

Connecting to the server storing the shared information, providing information on the information sharing group to which the terminal belongs and information on the model number or serial number of the terminal to the server according to a predetermined terminal authentication procedure; The process of downloading a virtual platform suitable for the terminal specification from the server, and after completing the download, the process of disconnecting the connection to the server and switching the state of the terminal to a mode capable of sending and receiving calls.

Preferably, the virtual platform includes most of the software required in the application layer.

An object of the present invention is to allow at least two or more users to share data and information of a mobile terminal by accessing a specific server or a virtual platform of the server.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

2 is a block diagram of an information sharing system according to the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 2, the information sharing system for portable communication according to the present invention is composed of an information sharing server 30 and at least two portable terminals 10 or 20 connected to the server 30.

The information sharing server 30 manages a plurality of information sharing groups 10 and 20, and share information (eg, UI (User Interface) setting information, phonebook data, schedule management data, etc.) of each group 10 and 20. Stores multimedia data (image file, music file, etc.). Each information sharing group (10, 20) is composed of at least two or more portable terminals 100 having a specific relationship (family, friends, performing group of specific tasks, couples, etc.) with each other. The information sharing server 30 may also change (reset) the sharing information (eg, UI (User Interface) setting information, etc.) of the corresponding group by the mobile terminal connected to the mobile terminal, or change the new data (phonebook data, schedule management data, A virtual platform is provided to upload multimedia data (image file, music file, etc.).

As shown in FIG. 5, each of the mobile terminals 100 is connected to the RF module 120 for transmitting a connection request signal to the server 30 storing the shared information and the server 30. If so, the control unit 110 to match the information of the shared information and the terminal.

The mobile terminals 100 access the information sharing server 30 and change their UI settings according to terminal setting information (eg, UI (User Interface) setting information, etc.) stored in the server 30, Update your own saved data (download information from the server). In addition, according to the user's instructions, change the shared information (e.g. UI (User Interface) setting information, etc.) of the information sharing group to which they belong, or new data (phonebook data, calendar data, multimedia data (image files, music files)) And so on). As described above, the operations of the mobile terminals 100 for information sharing are referred to as information sharing synchronization.

The portable terminals 100 according to the present invention preferably include a virtual machine (VM) for driving the virtual platform. A virtual machine is a piece of software that acts as an interface between the binary code of a particular compiled programming language (such as JAVA) and the microprocessor (or hardware platform) that actually executes the instructions of the program. The term virtual machine has recently been used in the computer field by Sun Microsystems, a developer of the Java language and its execution environment.

With respect to the timing of performing the information sharing synchronization, the present invention provides a method of completing information sharing synchronization 100% at the time of booting of the mobile terminal, a method of performing information sharing synchronization periodically after the completion of the booting of the mobile terminal, and In the booting of the terminal, a method 3 of performing only some information sharing synchronization and periodically resting information sharing after booting is completed is proposed. In order to reduce the time required for booting the portable terminal, it is preferable to apply the second or third method.

The information sharing synchronization according to the present invention is performed in the form of a silent reset that proceeds without additional user intervention (or in a state unknown to the user).

Through the information sharing synchronization, the mobile terminals 100 of each of the information sharing groups 10 and 20 may share all information except for a call transmission / reception function.

Referring to Figures 2 and 3 will be described the operation and features of the information sharing portable terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

In order to synchronize information sharing, first, the controller 110 attempts to connect with the server 30 by transmitting a connection request signal through the RF module 120. (S110) Then, from the server 30 When the access permission signal is received, the server accesses the virtual platform of the server 30 and responds to a terminal authentication procedure performed by the server 30 (S120).

Through the terminal authentication procedure, the server 30 checks which information sharing group the terminal belongs to, and shares information (eg, UI (User Interface) setting information, phonebook data, schedule management data, multimedia) of the corresponding group. Allows the terminal to access data (image files, music files, etc.).

Thereafter, the controller 110 of the terminal stores the terminal setting information (eg, UI) stored in the server 30 through the virtual platform until the connection with the server 30 is terminated (or the power of the terminal is turned off). (User Interface) setting information, etc.) to change the UI setting of the terminal and update the storage data of the terminal (download the server information). In addition, according to the user's instructions, change the shared information (for example, UI (User Interface) setting information, etc.) of the group to which the terminal belongs, or change new data (phonebook data, schedule data, multimedia data (image files, music files), etc.) Upload (S130)

Thereafter, when the information sharing synchronization is completed, the control unit 110 releases the connection with the server 30 and switches the state of the terminal to a mode in which a call can be sent and received. (S140)

4 is a flowchart of an information sharing method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

The hierarchical structure of the mobile terminal is generally divided into a physical layer, a firmware layer, a middleware layer, and an application layer. The portable terminal can be divided into a hardware stage (part of physical layer-firmware layer-middleware layer) and an application stage (part of application of middleware).

Hereinafter, the second embodiment described will be related to a mobile terminal in which the hierarchical configuration of the terminal can be divided into a hardware terminal and a software terminal. The target of information shared between the mobile terminals is simply a UI (User Interface) setting information or stored data (phonebook). It is not limited to data, calendar data, multimedia data (image files, music files, etc.) but to a method of replacing the entire application stage.

Referring to Figures 2 and 4 will be described the operation and features of the information sharing portable terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

In order to synchronize information sharing, first, the controller 110 attempts to connect to the server 30 by transmitting a connection request signal through the RF module 120. (S210) Then, access from the server 30 When the permission signal is received, the server 30 sends information on the information sharing group to which the terminal belongs and information (or VM information) on the model number or serial number of the terminal according to the terminal authentication procedure performed by the server 30. Will be provided to (S220).

The server 30 downloads the virtual platform suitable for the terminal specification to the terminal with reference to the provided information (S230). The downloaded virtual platform corresponds to the application terminal of the terminal.

Thereafter, when the download of the virtual platform is completed, the controller 110 releases the connection with the server 30 and switches the state of the terminal to a mode in which a call can be sent and received. (S240)

The mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention includes a process unit (or a controller 110) such as a microprocessor or a digital signal processor, an RF module 120, a power management module 105, an antenna 140, a battery 155, To display 115, input 160 (e.g. keypad), storage unit 130 (e.g. flash memory, ROM, SRAM, etc.), SIM card 135 (optional), speaker 145 and microphone 150 It is composed.

A user inputs instruction information (or various function execution commands) such as a telephone number by pressing a button of the keypad 160 or using a voice driving means such as the microphone 150. The process unit 110, when receiving instruction information such as a telephone number, performs an appropriate function such as setting up a call to the corresponding receiver. In addition, the process unit 110 searches for operation data stored in the subscriber identity module (SIM) card 135 or the storage unit 130 to perform the function. In addition, the processor unit 110 displays the instruction and operation data information on the display 115 for the user's reference or convenience.

The process unit 110 transmits the indication information to the RF module 120 and includes a wireless signal including voice communication data, or a user input including the indication information (eg, a connection request signal) input by the user. Create a message. And it transmits to the server 30 through the RF module 120. The RF module 120 is composed of a receiver 125 and a transmitter for transmitting and receiving radio signals. The receiver 125 is suitable for receiving sharing information (eg, UI (User Interface) setting information, phonebook data, schedule data, multimedia data (image file, music file), etc.).

The antenna 140 facilitates transmission and reception of wireless signals. When a radio signal is received from a base station, the RF module 120 transmits and converts the signals to a baseband frequency for processing by the process unit 110. The processed signals may be transformed into, for example, audible and readable information output through the speaker 145 when the wireless signals are incoming calls.

The process unit 110 is suitable for performing the information sharing synchronization.

The process unit 110 transmits the state information of the terminal to the destination or shared information (eg, UI (User Interface) setting information, phonebook data, calendar data, multimedia data (image file, Music file), etc.), and store the same in the storage unit 130. It is also suitable for receiving data input by the user (eg, phonebook data, calendar data, etc.) or conditional requests. And in the storage unit 130, it is suitable to process the conditional request to read the message history data corresponding to the conditional request. And it is suitable for outputting the message history data to the display unit 115.

As described above, the present invention is implemented so that two or more portable terminals can share and co-manage information in real time without a separate user operation, so that the users of the same group have a sense of identity.

In addition, the present invention by the user arbitrarily change or update the shared information (eg UI (User Interface) setting information, phonebook data, calendar data, multimedia data (image files, music files), etc.) of the server 30 It can effectively manage other terminals in the group.

In addition, the present invention operates by separating the terminal into a hardware stage and an application stage, so that not only information sharing but also software upgrades mounted on the terminal can be easily used, and can be a method of protecting personal information when the terminal is lost.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

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Accessing a server storing shared information at boot time;

Providing the server with information about the information sharing group to which the terminal belongs and information about the model number or serial number of the terminal to the server according to a predetermined terminal authentication procedure;

Downloading software corresponding to an application layer in the form of a silent reset from the server as the shared information;

Replacing an application layer of the terminal with software corresponding to the downloaded application layer; And

When the replacement of the application layer of the terminal is completed, booting is completed, the process of releasing the connection with the server and switching the state of the terminal to a mode capable of sending and receiving calls information of the mobile terminal, characterized in that How to share.

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